Singapore: Two RoK media staff arrested at DPRK Ambassador’s home

Saturday, June 09, 2018 13:54

Two media staff of the Republic of Korea (RoK) were arrested for trespassing at the residence of the Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Singapore, local police announced on June 8.

Illustrative image (Photo: straitstimes.com)

According to the police, the men nabbed on June 7 were from the Korean Broadcasting System News (KBS) while two others are under investigation.

In a Facebook post, the Singaporean police said they were informed of the illegal trespass and the two RoK men, who were representing the Korean Broadcasting System News were arrested.

Under Singaporean law, criminal trespass may be punished with imprisonment of up to three months, a fine of up to 1,122 USD, or both.-VNA